Knife.



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J. J. MITCHELL.

KNIFE.

APPLICATION fILED JAN- Z; 1916.

1,178,533. Patented A r..'11,1'916.

uoamtoz THB COLUMBIA PMNOGRAPH c0., WASHINGTON. D. c.

JESSE J.'MITCHELL, or PARKEBSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

KNIFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

Application filed January 7, 1916. Serial No. 70,831.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssEJ. MITCHELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Parkersburg, in the county of Wood and State of WestVirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Knives, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in knives and more particularlyto a cutting guard therefor.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of theabove stated character whereby means are provided for detachablyconnecting the cutting guard to the blade of the knife which permits theknives of high grade silver and the like being prevented from having tobe sharpened which in time wears the silver plating of the knife andmutilates and mars the appearance of the blade by leaving the same bare.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of theabove stated character wherein an attachment clip is formed contiguouswith one terminal of the cutting guard and is adapted to embrace theconnecting portion of the knife blade with its handle for retaining thecutting guard upon one edge of the knife and permitting of suchattachment being readily removed and applied as the occasion may sodemand.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features, details of construction and combination of parts whichwill hereinafter be more fullS set forth, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing .and pointed out in the appended. claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a knife with my improved attachmentapplied thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment removedfrom the knife; Fig. 3 is an end view of the attachment showing themeans for attaching the cutting guard to the knife; .and Fig. 4 is anenlarged transverse section of the cutting guard.

Referring more specifically to the accompanying drawing, in which likecharacters of reference refer to corresponding parts in I the severalviews, 5 denotes a knife blade provided with a handle 6 and a reducedconnecting portion 7 for connecting the blade 5 with said handle 6. Forthe purpose of illustrating the use of my invention I have shown thesame as applied to an ordinary table knife but it is to be understoodthat the same may be attached to any form of knives as found desirable,such as butcher knives, razors, and the like.

My improvement resides in a cutting guard 8 which is preferablyconstructed of well tempered steel and the like and is constructed of anintegral piece of steel comprising upwardly diverging side members 9,the space formed by the opposite diverging side members presenting ablade receiving recess 10 which is of substantially V- shape in crosssection of the diverging side members 9 gradually merging in a sharpenedcutting edge 11. The forward end 12 of the cutting guard 8 is curved onthe arc of a circle for the purpose of embracing theforward end 18 ofthe blade and presenting the forward end of the blade with a cuttingedge 14. The opposite'or rear end of the cutting attachment is providedwith an upwardly and rearwardly inclined portion 15 terminally providedwith an upstanding resilient clip 16,-the purpose of suchclip being toyield ingly engage with and around the reduced connecting portion 7 ofthe knife for retaining the cutting attachment to one .of thelongitudinal edges of the forward edge of its blade 5, as clearly shownin Fig. 1 of the drawing. It is, of course, to be understood that eventhough this cutting guard is constructed from highly tempered steel, itwill have a certain amount of resiliency to permit of the samefrictionally engaging with the opposite sides and front portion of theknife in order that it may assist the clip 16 in establishing a firm andtight connection of the cutting guard with such knife, and it is to befurther understood that even and the lower portions though I have shownthis attached to only ent to those skilled in the art to which theinvention relates, and while I have described the principles ofoperation of the device together with the device which I now considertobe the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood thatthe device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may bemade when desired as are within the scope of the claims appendedthereto.

I claim:

.1. A device of the class described comprising a knife embodying a bladeand a handle portion thereof, and a reduced connecting portionconnecting the blade with such handle portion, and a cutting guard forsaid blade provided with a resilient clip adapted to embrace the reducedconnecting portion of the knife and handle for retaining the cuttingguard in applied position. 2. In combination with a knife including ablade, of a cutting guard for said blade, and means formed contiguouswith one terminal of the cutting guard for detachably and reversiblyconnecting the cutting guard with said blade.

3. In combination with a knife including a blade, of a cutting guard forsaid blade, and a clip formed contiguous with one terminal of thecutting guard for detachably and reversibly connecting the cutting guardwith said blade.

4C. In combination with a knife including a blade, of a cutting guardfor said blade, and resilient means formed contiguous with one terminalof the cutting guard for detachably and reversibly connecting thecutting guard with said blade.

5. As a new article of manufacture,a cutting guard for knife bladesembodying mg side members, the diverging side members presenting a bladereceiving slot, and means formed contiguous with one terminal of thecutting guard for permitting of a detachable and reversible connectionof said cutting guard to the blade of said knife.

6. In combination with a knife embodying a blade of a cutting guard forsaid blade, and resilient means formed contiguous with one end of saidcutting guard for permitting of a detachable and reversible connectionof the cutting guard with the opposite longitudinal edges of the knifeblade and also to the forward end of said blade.

'7'. In combination with a knife embodying a blade, of a cutting guardfor said blade, said guard being provided at its forward end with acurved portion, and means formed contiguous with the opposite ter minalof the cutting guard for detachably and reversibly connecting the guardto the opposite longitudinal edges of the knife blade and also securingthe curved portion of the cutting guard to the forward end of the knife.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE J. MITCHELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner 01 Entrants,

Washington, 1). Q."

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